Burial-case.



i No. 810,172. v PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

L. V. RATHBUN.y BURIAL CASE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 18, 1905. 2 sums-SHEET 1.

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BURIAL CASE.'

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vful Improvement LEWIS V. RATHBUN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW ORK.

- BURIAL-CASE.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1906'.

- Application nea March 18.1905. "Serpa No. 250,827.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, lnwis V. RATHiBriifofy Rochesten'in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and usein Burial-Cases, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My present invention is an improved burial case or casket made of plastic material, as cement hardened, this burial device being designedmore particularly to take the place of the ordinary wooden casket or cofiin and to `receive directly within it the remains to be interred;

One object of this invention is to provide an air and water tight receptacle for the remains, made of cement and one-that shall be rigid and durableand also light and easily handled and carried.

Another object of my invention is to pad and upholster the inner faces of the walls of the body and of the cover of the device and cushion the floor or bottom to adapt the casket for receiving directly within it the shrouded remains.

Another object of the invention .is to construct both the body and the cover of the casket With internal integral parts, as blocks or bodies of wood, to which to conveniently secure the pads and the sheets of upholstery.

A further object of the invention is to strengthen the cement body by introducing members of metal, as iron rods or bars, in the plastic mass during the process of construct'- ing the casket.

' Other objects and advantages of the inven.- tionwill be brought out and made to appear in the following specification, and the structure particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which, with the reference omitted. Fig. -5 is a p characters marked thereon, form a part of this specification. l

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved burial-casket with .parts of the cloth. covering broken away. Fig. 2 is an end elevation .l of the casket with parts of the' covering broken away. Fig. 8 is abentral vertical longitudinal section of the casket on the dotted line in Fig. 2 with the interior upholstery omitted. Fig. 4 is; a vertical' transverse section on the vertical dotted line 4 4 in Fig. 3, with most of the interior fupholster broken away and an of the body of the the joining edges Y casket; showing its interior, a part being horif Zontally sectioned on the dotted line 5 in Fig. 8 and a part of the internal decoration omitted Fig. 6 isa plan of the interior of the cover, with a part of the upholstery broken away'. Fig. 7 is a plan of the casket inverted, seen as indicated by arrow in .Fig l. Fig. ,7% shows in elevation one form of the wooden bodies for tacking the upholstery to. is a vertical longitudinal section at one end of the casket, better showing the form of the interior, a part of the upholstery being broken away. Fig. 9 is an elevation of a part of the inner surface Iof a wall of the casket, showing a anel and a holding-block, the cement bodyT being longitudinally sectioned, as on the dotted line 9 in Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a horizontal longitudinal section of a part on the dotted lines 10 in Figs. 8 and 9. Fig. 11 is a horizontal longitudinal section of a part on the dotted line 11 in Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a horizontal section of a part on the dotted line 12 in Fig. 8. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing the arrangement of the strengthening-rods placed near the upper edge of the body. Figs. 5, 6, and 7- to 12, inclusive, are drawn to various scales larger and Fig. 13 to a scale smaller than that oi' the other gures.

Referring to the parts shown, A is the body of my improved burial case or casket, and B the cover, these parts having the form generally of the corresponding parts shown and described in my pending a plication for patent Serial No. 217,821, iiled guly 23, 1904.l These arts of the burial-case are formed of cement molded to form while ina plastic state, with tongued and grooved as in the burial-case shown in ,said pending .application. .ln constructing this improved burialcase I form the inner surfaces of the sides and the ends of the body A with a system or series of ribs a. b,.Figs. 3, 4, and 8, in horizontal and vertical planes crossing at right angles alternated with depressions c about riveeighths of an inch dee l the material of the Walls at the bottoms o the de ressions being about three-eighths of an inc in thickness. The arched cover B is also formed on its inner surface with a series of longitudinal and transverse ribs d, Figs. 3, 4, and, alternated with depressions e, similar to the corresponding parts of the body A, the floor of the case being3 likewise formed on its' outer surface with a series of longitudinal and transverse ribs f, Figs. 3, 4, 7, and 8, with depressions g FigS' IOO IIO

between. These systems of ribs of the two parts of the burial-case render it rigid and strong, while the depressions between the ribs render the inclosing walls and the iioor light, so thev case as a whole may be easily carried and handled.

I cover the inner faces of the side and the end walls of the body A and the inner surface of the cover B with suitable upholstery b, Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 8, and provide a cushion 7 upon the iioor or bottom. The upholstery is commonly secured and held to place by tacks or similar fasteners l, inserted into bodies of wood i, Figs. 3, 4, 6, and 8 to 12, inclusive, molded into the plastic material and becoming iixed and integral parts of the burial-case, the outer faces of these wooden blocks being even with the adjacent faces of the ribs. For securing the upholstery in the lid or cover B I usually prefer, however, to employ short conical pins t, Fig. inserted at the intersections of the ribs d, as appears in Fig. 6, the small ends of the pins being in position to receive the tacks. The depressions or panels e e in the parts A B of the case are flaring, having slanting sides m, as appears in the enlarged Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive, these panels being formed in the plastic material by corresponding parts or bodies projecting from the faces of the mold used in shaping the interiors of said parts A and B.

In the operation of molding the parts of the burial-case the blocks of wood i and the ins t are primarily put in place upon the aces of the mold and weakly secured thereto, but so as to draw olf of the mold and re-.

main in the cement body when the mold is withdrawn. The ends of the blocks are made slanting, las clearly shown in Fig. 10, so as tol retain their positions and hold securely to place in the cement when the latter has become hard, the taper of the pins t serving the same purpose when they are employed. These bodies of wood i may be laced to occupy either horizontal or vertica positions in the walls of the burial-case, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 6, and 8 to 12, inclusive, as may be found useful or convenient, their free or exposed faces being in the planes of the inner faces of the adjacent ribs of cement (L b d and in position to conveniently receive the holding tacks or elements Z for the inner upholstery h, as shown.

When molding the parts of the burial-case, I place iron rods or similar elements in the body of the cement -to strengthen the same, some of these reinforcing parts being shown and referred to by 'n n in Figsf, 8, and 13.

I also mold in place at the si'des of the body A iron bodies or parts o, Fig. 1, the same ybeing internally-threaded sockets for receiving suitable handles for carrying the burial-case. These parts A0 do not extend through the wall I furthermore cover the exteriors of thebody A and the cover B with sheets of cloth 79 1 (shown in the various figures) for the purpose of giving to the device as a whole a more comely and suitable appearance, these sheets of cloth being secured 1n place by some suit able adhesive substance. The sheet r of the cover B has a downwardly-extended or pendent mantle s, Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, to covei the joint between said parts A and B when the latter is finally put to place upon the body A. I also provide the upholstery h of the interior of the body A with upwardly-extended flaps or mantles u u, Fig. 8, one at either side and one for each end of t'he body, to be turned outward and overhang its upper edges, as indicated in the figure. These mantles serve to temporarily cover the upper exposed rim or edge of the cementv body A, as during the funeral service and before the burial-case is finally closed by placing the cover B thereon. Before closing the case the parts u are turned back within the body A, as indicated by dotted lines in said Fig. 8, falling over the padded upholstery L, as indicated.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. A burial-case having a hollow body and a lid or cover therefor both made of cement, upholstery for the interior of the body with flaps loosely overhanging the rim of the body a cloth covering secured to the outer surfaces of said body and the lid, the cloth covering of said lid or cover extending in a loose mantle to cover the joint between the hollow body and its cover.

2. A burial-case comprising a hollow body or receptacle and a cover therefor, the interior of said hollow body being upholstered, and mantles connected with said upholstery within the body and adapted to be turned outward to overhang the hollow body or inward to overhang the said upholstery and a flexible-cloth covering secured to the cover and having a loose depending mantle to cover the joint between the body and cover.

3. A casket-body cover formed with internaly intersecting ribs with-tapered openings. therein, at the points of intersection, conical pins in said openings at the intersection of the ribs, and upholstery secured to said pins and bearing against said pins and ribs.

In Witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand this 16th day of March, 1905, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS V RATHBUN.

Witnesses:

ENOS B. WHITMORE, MINNIE. SMITH.

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